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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7490

15 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

The decision in Jones v Kernott has turned a complex area of law into a minefield, says Jonathan West

Patrick Allen rallies against anti-referral fee rhetoric

Does BTE insurance offer freedom of choice, asks David Greene

Malcolm Keen considers apportionment in discrimination claims

Jonathan Herring tackles paternity testing & capacity

Keith Davies reports on store wars in Wolverhampton

Andrew Parsons deliberates over the court’s approach to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment

Is the common European sales law a Trojan horse, asks Stephan Balthasar

On and on. X Factor? No, the credit hire litigation....

Mark Surguy & Saida Joseph examine the latest methods for the outsourcing of document review

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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